Mysuru: Former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda was surprised and overwhelmed to see the humble ragi mudde, introduced by him as an international cuisine when he was the Prime Minister, right in front of him at the food research institute with international reputation. He could not help but immediately roll the mudde into small balls,…
Mysuru: The scientists should come out with drought-resistant crop varieties that use less water to help farmers, said JD(S) Supremo and former PM H.D. Deve Gowda. He was speaking as the chief guest at the ‘Awards Day’ function organised by CFTRI yesterday at its IFTTC Hall where he presented medals and certificates to the 51st…
Mysuru: CSIR – Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI) is offering one- year laboratory animal attendant training course for candidates with a pass in 10th std. The institute offers full-fledged training in handling and maintaining laboratory animals as per the guidelines of the Committee for the Purpose of Control and Supervision of Experiments on Animals…
Mysuru: Kannada Development Authority (KDA) Chairman Prof S.G. Siddaramaiah visited the CFTRI here this morning on the directions of Chief Minister Siddharamaiah, following a memorandum from a few pro-Kannada organisations and present a report regarding the alleged anti-Kannada stand of CFTRI Director Prof. Ram Rajasekharan. The meeting began in a tense atmosphere, with war of…
Two institutions based in Mysuru, one for the noble service of imparting knowledge, the other for enlarging upon available knowledge concerning food through research, have been making news headlines in dailies for both good and bad reasons, going by media reports on the happenings in the institutions. To make things clear, we are talking of…
Mysuru: Condemning the atrocities on Kannadigas in CFTRI by its Director Prof. Ram Rajasekharan, about 40 persons including littérateurs held a signature campaign at Vishwamanawa Park near Gun House here yesterday. Littérateur C.P. Krishnakumar, speaking on the occasion, regretted that Kannadigas now have to fight for their rights which has become inevitable. He said that…
Mysuru: A meeting will be held on May 26 to take stock of Kannada implementation at government offices and to assess the plight of employees at CFTRI. The meeting will be held at Kalamandira at 11 am. Writer Prof. K.S. Bhagawan will inaugurate. Prof. Maheshchandraguru and Dalit leader K.S. Shivaramu will pay floral tributes to…
Mysuru: The short-term training programme on ‘Entrepreneurial opportunities in food and allied sectors’ organised by CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), the premier food research laboratory under Ministry of Science & Technology, in association with Kautilya Entrepreneurship & Management Institute, will be held from June 5 to 16. The programme has been designed to address…
Mysuru: CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), the premier food research laboratory under Ministry of Science & Technology, in association with Kautilya Entrepreneurship & Management Institute has announced a joint programme to encourage and promote start-ups in the food processing sector. The Institute has been offering short-term training programmes throughout the year which are generally…
Mysuru: Mysuru-based Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI) launched its indigenously developed agrotechnology superfood ‘Teff’ in Bengaluru yesterday. ‘Teff’, being a drought resistant crop, has the capacity to yield 200 to 250 kg per acre and can been grown in both Kharif and Rabi seasons. The crop is considered to be most suitable for dry…
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